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Share on: Facebook Twitter. Show references Ear infections in children. Accessed March 19, Acute otitis media. Rochester, Minn. Jameson JL, et al. Sore throat, earache, and upper respiratory symptoms. In: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine.
New York, N. Otitis media acute. Merck Manual Professional Version. Accessed March 29, Lieberthal AS, et al. A child whose eardrum has ruptured might have ringing or buzzing in the ear and not hear as well as usual. Very rarely, ear infections that don't go away or severe repeated middle ear infections can lead to complications. So kids with an earache or a sense of fullness in the ear, especially when combined with fever, should be seen by their doctors if they aren't getting better after a couple of days.
Other things can cause earaches, such as teething , a foreign object in the ear, or hard earwax. Your doctor can find the cause of your child's discomfort and treat it.
Middle Ear Infections Otitis Media. Reviewed by: William J. Parkes, IV, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Are Middle Ear Infections? Ear pain is the main sign of a middle ear infection. Kids also might have: a fever trouble eating, drinking, or sleeping. Chewing, sucking, and lying down can cause painful pressure changes in the middle ear. How Do Ear Infections Happen? Kids especially in the first 2 to 4 years of life get ear infections more than adults do for several reasons: Their shorter, more horizontal eustachian tubes let bacteria and viruses find their way into the middle ear more easily.
The tubes are also narrower, so more likely to get blocked. Their adenoids , gland-like structures at the back of the throat, are larger and can interfere with the opening of the eustachian tubes.
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